NOTE: See important meeting deadlines and procedures at the end of the agenda. Unless otherwise indicated, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is identified as Department

DAY 1 – DECEMBER 7, 2016, 8:30 A.M.

Call to order/ roll call to establish quorum

1.

Approve agenda and order of items Motion and Vote

2.

Public forum for items not on agenda
The Commission may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this item, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting. (Sections 11125, 11125.7(a), Government Code)

3.

Commission recognition of former Commissioner Jack Baylis for his commitment and service to the California Fish and Game Commission

Informational presentations on the status of the regional assessment of south coast MPAs

Steve Wertz, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Dr. Benét Duncan, California Ocean Science Trust, with an overview of the South Coast State of the Region report scheduled for presentation in April 2017

Dr. Jennifer Caselle, University of California, Santa Barbara, on results from over 10 years of monitoring Channel Islands MPAs